He also announced a new partnership with UC Davis and UC San Diego that would create between 5 and 7 hubs to increase the state's testing capacity. The hubs will be geographically based up and down the state, he said.

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Stanford Medicine has developed homegrown tests, which will be rolled out within the next few weeks and used exclusively in California, Newsom said.

Gov. Gavin Newsom updates the state's response to the coronavirus at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif., Monday, March 23, 2020. Newsom said he would close parking lots at dozens of beaches and state parks to preven

Dr. Charity Dean, the Assistant Director of the California Department of Health and the co-chair of the state's newly developed task force said she hopes to "harness the state's innovative spirit." She also stated there are many experts at data centers working hard to make innovative solutions and that the task force is working to tackle issues on the supply chain.

The task force is also co-chaired by Paul Markovich, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Shield of California.

So far, 41.2 million masks have been delivered to healthcare workers in the state. Newsom said his goal is to provide hundreds of millions of N95 masks throughout the course of the coronavirus pandemic.

Newsom also said the new initiative brings more point of care centers and testing lab sites, which includes 13 hospital systems, including Kaiser.

President Donald Trump met with multiple leaders of professional sports leagues Saturday. When asked about the possibility of major sporting events returning to California, Newsom said he does not anticipate seeing that happening within the next few months.

Newsom said his priorities are "immediate," and doesn't expect the NFL season starting on time in the Golden State.